Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-23
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS

SlHb. Aelbus puntH1hbtSVS Will put up
one of the finest postoificeB in the terri
tory.
Charles B. Baxter has been adjudged
insane at Grand Forks and sent to the
asylum.
A brick company has been organized
at Volga. and a charter will at once be
applied for.
Susie Wagner, the girl whose arm
was torn off in a Fargo laundry last
night, died Friday,
Captain Lucas OF Chamberlain will
deliver the fourth Of July Grafton at
Heron Lake, MINI.
Milbank is putting up a system OF
fire alarms to which, no doutt. 10 at
..::ched q system OF w%aterworks.
Mitohell's bicycle club numbers thirty
two members. The club is having o
track built for it's especial use.
At the hearing DIR. M. Elliott. at Col
umbia. on Friday. for manalaughter
nothing OF Importance was developed.
Rev. MIR. Millinger's family at Spring
field has been seriously afflicted with
the diphtheria but are nov convalesaent.
Huron is agltated owe mysterious
real estate deals. Governor Church has
brought forty acres Of suburban prop
erty.
The contract for grading the Aberdeen
Bismarck & Northwestern to Bismarck
has been closed. 1t is to be done by
Nov. 1.
There was . light rain fall OF Devils
| Lake with Indications Of more, dispell-
ing all fears of damage to crops by
drought.
The frost of a few days ago did not
seem to do any injury TO corn in Brown
county and wheat is looking fine. Plenty
Of rain there SO far and no dry season is
anticipated.
Springfield erioyed, fine showers
within the last week that have done 9
great good. Small grain generally looks
we'll. The nights are quite cool oaused
by the local rains.
The celebration of Norway g national
holiday was o grand affair at Volga,
People came from all parts OF the eoun'
ty and their must have been fully 1900
Strangers in town.
Considerable excitement prevails on
account Of the discovery of an extensive
mica bed within seven milss OF Minot
2. a.. H%anreyole. the %disnoverer, claims
that the mine comprises several acres.
The Cass county prohibition conven.
ton met at Casselton last week to con-
slider measures for the adoption of the
local option law this fall. About $20t
YES raised for the expenses aud meas
ures taken to circulate the necessar,
petitions.
A county temperance convention wa
held at Glendale last week. Speeches
we're made in favor Of the local option
law. 1t was unanimously decided Il
begin Q canvass for the purpose of clos.
ing the saloons. The struggle will be
sharp one.
Encouraging news was received q
Huron Friday concerning the extension
OF the Minneapolis and st. Louis rail
way from Watertown in q southwes
direction. 1t is stated hat seventy-fv
miles is already under contract, and ar
rangements are being made for grading
The remains of Ike Farmer, the color
I'D man whose body, it is alleged, wa
spirited away four weeks ago by tw
East Grand Forks policeman, has 5eel
found hidden under a manure pile o.
the river bank. The object OF the partie
in holding the remains, il is said was t
get o reward for their production fror
friends of the deceased. The case will b
presented to the grand jury.
Fifteen towns have been estabishe,
on the Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Pau
and Omaha railroad for five months an,
no mail service Of any kind has bee,
given them. Some already have
postmaster. The American express com
pany carries mail at 25 cents per letter
This same neglect ia felt by citizens o
Monangc and Edgeley, two old station
north Of Glendale, on the Chicago, Mil
wsukee aid ST. Paul railway.
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